Anton Makarenko was born on March 13, 1888 in Belopolye, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer and actor, known for
Road to Life (1931),
Pedagogicheskaya poema (1969) and
Zacínáme zít (1952). He was married to Galina Stahievna Makarenko. He died on April 1, 1939 in Golizyno, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].